Quat Strips for Barber and Hair Salon Tools

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Test Barbicide™ and other salon disinfectants with 0–10,000 ppm quat test strips. Indigo® 0-10,000 ppm Quat test strips can ensure your special "blue disinfectant" isn't just cleaning combs, scissors, and surfaces but killing lice nits in compliance with health regulations.

Barbicide™ is the industry-standard disinfectant  for hair salons, barbershops, nail studios, & spas to sanitize combs, scissors, razors, clippers, & manicure tools. It is a quaternary ammonium compound (“quat”) concentrate typically diluted to 6,000-10,000 ppm for immersion jars and cleaning stations. Indigo® 0–10,000 ppm quat test strips can ensure your Barbicide™ solution is at the correct strength for bacterial, fungal, and viral disinfection, protecting clients and meeting state cosmetology board regulations.

We've been selling quaternary ammonium (quat) test strips since 2007. Buy fully documented Indigo® QAC test strips, 100 strips/pack with a guaranteed 3 year shelf life (dated back from expiration date "yyyy.mm.dd"); see storage requirements in Specifications.

Details

Best Practices for Salons Using Barbicide™

  • Mix correctly: Always dilute Barbicide according to the manufacturer’s instructions (2 oz per 32 oz water or 50mL/litre).
  • Test daily: Use 10,000 ppm quat test strips to confirm potency at the start of each day.
  • Replace solutions: Change Barbicide whenever it becomes cloudy, contaminated, or after a full day’s use.
  • Clean before disinfecting: Tools should be washed of hair and debris before immersion; Barbicide disinfects, but does not clean dirt/oils.
  • Soak for full contact time: Immerse tools for at least 10 minutes to ensure full disinfection.
  • Store safely: Keep Barbicide jars covered to reduce contamination and evaporation.
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Specifications

Dip strip & remove for immediate readings at 1000-2500-5000-10000 ppm for quaternary ammonium disinfectant concentration. Read strip results immediately. If you wait the 30 seconds needed for some other strips you will get a reading that is too high.

  • Indigo® quat test strips have a guaranteed minimum 3 year shelf life but are stored in desiccant lined vials so actual shelf life can be 5+ years.
  • Store in original packaging in a 20-30C, dry, place out of direct sunlight.
  • Detection Limit: 500 ppm; Accuracy: +/- ½ color chart unit
  • For technical explanation, read: Sanitizer Test Strip Expiration; Good Today, Dead Tomorrow?
  • These strips measure any quat formulation
  • Indigo® QAC test strips are calibrated for Oasis 146: see details. Consult your supplier if necessary.
  • The number of strips (100) per vial is approximate.
Documentation

A Certificate of Conformance is available on request after shipment.
Indigo® Quat (QAC) test strips are made in USA & calibrated with NIST standards.
QAC test strips use various surfactants, buffers, and indicators to employ the protein-error of indicators effect.

Test Strip Documentation

Stability Statement Certificate of Analysis SDS
Indigo Quat - QAC Test Strips 10000ppm Stability Statement Indigo Quat - QAC Test Strips 10000ppm Certificate of Analysis Indigo Quat - QAC Test Strips 10000ppm SDS
Reviews (2)
2024-02-14

Great Service! Easy to order and great customer service!

— Nav
2021-07-20

Easy to order online, shipment was made in a efficient timeline. Test kits appear to be working but need further experimentation to ensure results are consistent over time.

— Chet
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